Browsing: Rian Johnson

Considering how things have been going on HBO’s final season of Game of Thrones, we’re not sure how we feel about Bob Iger’s confirmation that the next Star Wars film post Episode IX “The Rise of Skywalker” is coming from David Benioff and Dan Weiss. “We did a deal with David Benioff and D.B Weiss, […]

We could be mere days away from learning a bit more about Star Wars: Episode IX, which will not only mark JJ Abrams’ return to the galaxy far, far way but the end of the Skywalker saga (as we know it). Abrams of course directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and stepped in to take over […]

We love Jamie Lee Curtis, but doesn’t everyone? Imagine our delight when the Horror Queen was announced as being a part of Rian Johnson’s upcoming film Knives Out! Seriously, the revealed cast is the thing of dreams, and we are super excited for the film to eventually make it’s way into theaters. We mean, with […]

Perhaps you’ve seen some chatter in the Twitterverse or Redditsphere over the past two days regarding whether or not Rian Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy is happening. This of course is a trilogy independant of the main saga (of which Johnson masterfully-directed Star Wars: The Last Jedi), and would reportedly be a whole new set of persons in the […]

Filmmaker Rian Johnson may have been directing a movie, or he may have been pokemon collecting with one of the most impressive cast lists we’ve seen assembled in the last several years for his upcoming flick, Knives Out. Included in the film are Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Troy Archer, Michael Shannon, Ana de Armas, […]

In case you didn’t realize, a friendly reminder that it’s been a year since Star Wars: The Last Jedi hit theaters [and the fandom] with all the impact of a speederbike into a tree on Endor. There are still heated debates about the pros and cons of Episode VIII, raging emotions on both sides of the […]

[Editor’s Note: This Last Jedi-centric piece comes to us from Bleeding Cool correspondent Brandon Wainerdi from SXSW 2018.] I am currently writing this in a Starbucks in Georgetown, Texas. Only 30 miles outside of Austin, the pressure kept building in my head as I sped back home, so much so that I had to finally pull […]

Despite its highly polarizing fan reception, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a grand turning point in a franchise that’s grown with its viewers over the past 40 years.  For better or worse, Rian Johnson helmed a fascinating entry into the series, and the DVD/Blu-ray release for Episode IIX is right around the corner. Today on Twitter, […]

Chances are, with over $1 billion worldwide from the box office, you’ve seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi at least once by this point.  If you haven’t and are concerned about spoilers, go find something else to read as I’ll be talking about a plot point or two. Still here?  Great! In Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi, there […]

Kelly Marie Tran is one of the breakout stars of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Her character, Rose Tico, is at times all of us. This is a short but sweet clip, just over two minutes long, featuring Johnson, John Boyega, and the casting director all gathered in an office. And, of course, Tran being her adorable […]